A Riding House

Henry William Bunbury|Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

1799 (?) · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

This hand-colored etching pokes fun at a range of a range of physiques and abilities, as men on horseback, directed by a riding master who stands at center, moves around an interior with high windows. Bunbury exhibited a drawing of the subject at the Royal Academy in 1778 (no. 393) and it was etched and published two years later by James Bretherton. The printmaker of this ca. 1799 variation has not been identified, but may be Thomas Rowlandson, who produced dozens of Bunbury-inspired satires.

Artist

Henry William Bunbury|Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

Date

1799 (?)

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959